PH short film wins in children’s int’l film fest

Filipino short film My 2014 Neighbor (Ang Kapitbahay Ko Sa 2014) won the first prize in the Short-Form Fiction category at the 21st International Film Festival for Children in Mexico City.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Children’s Jury, comprised of 11 young film critics and enthusiasts between eight and 14 years old, awarded the first prize to My 2014 Neighbor directed by Anya Nepomuceno Zulueta because of the film’s production quality, story-telling, and its positive message of bridging divides.